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2021 April PAD Challenge: Day 13 Write a poem every day of April with the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt, write a Lucky and/or Unlucky poem. Author: Write an unlucky poem. Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them. Note on commenting: If you wish to comment on the site, go to Disqus to create a free new account, verify your account on this site below (one-time thing), and then comment away. It's free, easy, and the comments (for the most part) don't require manual approval like on the old site. ***** Poem...

Cut-up Method (or Technique): Poetic Forms Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the cut-up method (or technique) that was used by William S. Burroughs, the Dadaists, and others. Author: Feb 19, 2021 This week's form, the cut-up method (or technique) is a type of found poetry that has its roots in the Dadaists but was popularized by William S. Burroughs. There are multiple ways to use the cut-up method, but here are the two most popular: The straight cut-up involves cutting words of a complete text and randomly rearranging them into a new text

Waltmarie: Poetic Forms Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Waltmarie poetic form invented by Candace Kubinec, along with two of her examples. Author: Feb 12, 2021 This week, a Poetic Asides member shared a poetic form she created. While I don't usually share nonce forms, I've tried this one myself, and I think it's a lot of fun. So without further ado, I'm introducing Candace Kubinec's form, the Waltmarie (which is itself a nod to PA members and Poetic Bloomings hosts, Marie Elena Good and Walter J. Wojtanik).

Occasional Poetry Redux: Amanda Gorman, the Presidential Inauguration, and the NFL's Big Game In this post, we take a look at what makes a good poem (including occasional poetry), reaction to Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem, and how you can write effective poetry for any occasion. Author: Feb 7, 2021 If nothing else, 2021 is already an exciting year for poets and poetry, and mostly because of the exploits of former (and first ever) National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman. On January 20, she read a poem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden. In a few minutes (probably between 6 and 6:40...

Rannaigecht Mor Gairit: Poetic Forms Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the rannaigecht mor gairit, a variant form of the rannaigecht. Author: Jan 22, 2021 The rannaigecht mor gairit is an Irish poetic form. If it sounds familiar, it's because we covered the rannaigecht in December. Quatrains (or 4-line stanzas) Rhyme scheme: aaba The end word of line three rhymes with a word (or words) in the middle of line four The end word of each line is usually monosyllabic No other rules for subject or length! ***** Play with poetic forms! Poetic forms are ...